Though I’ve not read the entire canon yet or seen as many of the plays onstage as I’d wish, I consider myself to be a Shakespeare enthusiast. It’s a passion that has been with me since my school days: I was “that girl” in English class: the one who was entranced by the language and […]
Anyone that knows me, in life and through the blog or podcast might remember that I have something of a reputation with being “late to the party” with certain shows. I didn’t see Les Misérables until 2011, Jersey Boys until 2013 and The Lion King until 2016. That’s just a couple examples, but they are […]
Established in 1993, Birds of Paradise Theatre are a touring company based in Scotland whose work encompasses disabled and non disabled artists. In their 30th anniversary year, they’ve embarked into new territory for them with a film, Orbits that is going to be screened at Edinburgh’s Fruit Market from Saturday 29 April until May 5. […]
Something I’m passionate about as a disabled fan of and content creator within this industry is that it can and should be doing more to promote disabled actors, creatives and stories, both onstage and off. That’s why I was incredibly honoured to be invited to interview Christopher John Slater, currently starring in the UK tour […]
I want to dedicate this interview to the team at RawPR, especially Emily who bent over backwards to ensure it could happen after the theatre’s rehearsal room was inaccessible for me so I couldn’t attend their “In Rehearsal” event. Barney Wilkinson is currently raising a little hell at London’s Garrick Theatre in Bonnie and Clyde, […]
As a disabled person, loving this industry is something of a double edged sword: I love it for all the ways it has enriched my life, and yet I consistently struggle with the lack of representation, both onstage and off for others like myself. Enter Extraordinary Bodies, who in a co production with Bristol Old […]
I’m always going to be grateful for theatre: it has helped me forge the most valuable friendships I have in my life, helped me nurture my own creativity in terms of my blog and my podcast, ensured I’ve broadened my horizons in terms of the kind of pieces I choose to see and enriched my […]
I’ve a bit of a fractured relationship with Arthur Miller’s 1953 play The Crucible. It was one of the set texts on the curriculum for English class, and for one reason or another I found it really difficult to connect with, and didn’t truly appreciate the complexity and nuance behind it, despite actually going to […]
Reflecting on all things Wheelie Stagey lately has been difficult and sad. Since June, I’ve been working full time and though I’ve loved it and am very grateful to have had the opportunity (my contract ends in a few weeks), it’s decimated my energy for my creative endeavours, and so the blog and podcast have […]
Hamlet has always been one of my favourite plays in the entire Shakespearean canon. I’ve always been fascinated by the tensions created by the themes: life and death, action versus inaction, corruption versus innocence, reality versus illusion, revenge versus integrity, the passing of time, and value of memory. The way these are intertwined and consistently […]
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